a place where powerful people make secret political decisions
権力のある人々が秘密の政治的決定を下す場所 (kenryoku no aru hitobito ga himitsu no seijiteki kettei wo kudasu basho)
"The policy was decided in a smoke-filled room, not in public."
"その政策は煙で満たされた部屋で決定され、公共の場では決して行われませんでした。" (Sono seisaku wa **kemuri de mitasareta heya** de kettei sare, koukyou no ba de wa kesshite okonawaremashita.)
to celebrate the start of a new year
to feel extremely good or happy
to continue for too long and become boring
to keep changing your mind about something
to have and use power or influence effectively
to reach an intense level of excitement or emotion
